Chiefs v Crusaders
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That was surely a knock-on?
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@antipodean said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
DMac coughing up more ball
A night where the Chiefs All Blacks could have done a lot more...
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@donsteppa said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
@antipodean said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
DMac coughing up more ball
A night where the Chiefs All Blacks could have done a lot more...
....if they hadn't been pulled
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@kiwimurph said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
Moody could be in trouble. Elbow to the head.
When was that one?
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Crusaders far to clinical and they have been nowhere near their best with a whole host of players missing,Gee they are well coached..does not not matter who wears the saders jersey,they perform..might as well give them the trophy now..!
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Fuck Prattley is a muppet
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@crucial said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
Moody could be in trouble. Elbow to the head.
When was that one?
Earlier just before a chiefs try, off the ball
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@antipodean said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
DMac coughing up more ball
I wonder whether DMac has some trouble with his vision - missing kicks/touch and throwing some non-passes?
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@machpants said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
Jeez brodie off, not serious tho, but maybe why he wasn't on form
Only saw last 15 mins, what happened to BBBR?
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@shadowtrooper said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
@antipodean said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
DMac coughing up more ball
I wonder whether DMac has some trouble with his vision - missing kicks/touch and throwing some non-passes?
I think it's mainly that he struggles to consistently engage his brain.
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@machpants said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
@crucial said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
Moody could be in trouble. Elbow to the head.
When was that one?
Earlier just before a chiefs try, off the ball
Same one I spotted at the time. Came out of the line made contact then raised his elbow and made contact with the head. Nothing will come of it but when you’re just off a suspension for a similar thing it was pretty brainless. He started looking around a bit anxiously afterwards as well.
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Another good shift from Ta'avao. He and Luke Jacobson clearly the best from the Chiefs.
Crusaders backrow was outstanding. I can see Blackadder go far. Real shame that Todd hasn't been named in the ABs. So much better than Ardie. Also a good game from Barrett again. He's definitely the in-form Barrett at the moment.Mo'unga won the battle of the 10s by miles. Not sure what's wrong with Dmac, but he was awful.
Ngatai showed great stuff and not so great stuff. Dagg a bit of the same.
Havili went well at 12.Radio commentators said that Brodie didn't go off for a head knock, but the Chiefs' staff didn't want to say why he did, when asked. Maybe a conspiracy theory, but Taufua and Cane pulled because of Squire's likely suspension and Fifita still not 100%? Brodie because of Sam Whitelock, and/or also Fifita? Goodhue because of .. Crotty and SBW?
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I'm stunned at how well these guys are stepping up and playing. Dunno what Razor's secret is, but whatever it is it needs to be bottled.
It's a pleasant change from Toddy Blackadder's regime, where if a couple of frontline players got hurt the towel seemed to get thrown in.
Codie Taylor and Scott Barrett really to the forefront tonight, but all the starting forwards went well. Shout out to Blackadder Jr.
We seem to have made miracle offloads a part of the tactics. That was what help0ed dig the hole vs the Waratahs and got us into trouble tonight. On the other hand, when they come off they're creating plenty of line breaks.
In something of a blast from the past, it was Ngatai and Messam who were most worrying me for the Chiefs.
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I know it's a running joke on here but i wish Ngatai was sticking around to have a crack at getting back in the ABs. So much better than ALB.
Would be interesting to see how the backline went with him outside BB to provide a bit of a second play maker and a more steadying hand.Games like tonight really show what a good team culture and coaching can do. There have arguably been teams from the Blues this year who appear much better on paper than that team the chiefs finished with. However the Blues are a fucking rabble and the Chiefs pushed the top team in the comp right to the end.
